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Best News TV Series of the 1980s

154 News series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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154 series

Six O'Clock News

★ 5.5
139 9062 1984–present
News

Weekend Today

★ 4.6
137 943 1987–present
News · Talk-Show

The 7.30 Report

★ 3.1
131 152 1986–2011
News

MTV News

★ 5.8
125 49 1989–2023
Music · News

A Current Affair

★ 4.8
121 28 1986–1996
News

CNN Showbiz Today

★ 4.5
120 166 1984–2005
News

CBS Mornings

★ 5.1
109 192 1987–2015
News · Talk-Show

Granada Reports

★ 5.9
104 2976 1980–present
News

CBS Mornings

★ 8.5
103 24 1987–1987
News

Headline News

★ 5.6
97 74 1982–present
News

Dateline

★ 6.9
89 1386 1984–present
News

One O'Clock News

★ 4.8
86 8460 1986–present
News

Sunday NFL Countdown

★ 6.6
81 213 1985–present
News · Sport

The George Michael Sports Machine

★ 7.9
79 5 1984–2007
News · Sport

Good Morning Britain

★ 4.9
77 234 1983–1992
News

20 heures le journal

★ 5.5
77 2218 1981–present
News

America's Top 10

★ 7.2
74 108 1980–1993
Music · News

SAT.1-Frühstücksfernsehen

★ 4.2
69 155 1987–present
News

Spiegel TV Magazin

★ 6.1
65 226 1988–present
Documentary · News · Reality-TV

Karpolla on asiaa

★ 7.4
64 136 1981–2007
Documentary · News

Clarke & Dawe

★ 8.3
62 532 1989–2017
Comedy · News · Short

Kymmenen uutiset

★ 7.3
62 143 1981–present
News

Jeugdjournaal

★ 6.4
60 12 1981–present
News

GMA First Look

★ 5.0
58 625 1982–present
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